With more than 14 years
of communications experience, I offer the following affordable services
and abilities:

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Design

Web development/design

Planning

A keenly developed news sense

Flexible attitude

Although I currently work full time for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's
Communications Department, I do find time to handle freelance assignments.

If accepting a writing assignment for a print or Web periodical, I
first determine the focus of a story. I then engage in meticulous research,
conduct interviews, handle photography, and deliver a very well-written,
engaging piece -- always by deadline.

If undertaking a corporate or small business assignment, I work with
the client to establish communications needs, determine audiences, and
develop the most cost-effective vehicles that will promote an organization's
cause.

As a daily newspaper veteran who continues to freelance write on a
part-time basis, I have an excellent "nose" for news. My keenly
developed news sense enables me to determine the newsworthiness of a
story or a client's message, to discover what will pique a particular
audience's interest.

Then, taking a client's budget into consideration, I determine what
communications vehicles will be best to reach a particular audience,
whether it's a Web site, a newsletter, a brochure, an advertisement,
an e-mail note, a business letter, a clever promotional item, or a media
relations effort.

And while I do my best to steer a client in the right direction, I
am not stubborn. I take direction well. My flexible attitude enables
me to work with virtually anyone, from a small business owner to a vice
president of corporate communications.

Most importantly, I want my work to positively affect a client's bottom
line.